Sermons on Harvesting Souls:

The Measure Of Success

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 4, 2011

God's people wanted direction from Micah, the instructions are still valid today.

When I was in High School I wasn’t sure what I wanted to be when I grew up, sometimes even today I’m not sure what I want to be when I grow up. However I had plenty of dreams and aspiration, and whenever I visualized myself doing any of those particular things that I dreamed of doing I ...read more

Scripture: Micah 6:6-8

Denomination: Wesleyan

Reined In And Ramped Up Series

Contributed by Tim Diack on Sep 7, 2011

Who are the meek? What is meekness all about? Why is it the meek that inherit the earth? Meekness cries out "Not my will but yours be done!" It bows the knee to God and doesn't look back. The meek do not ask, "How can I be served?" but rather, "How c

Reined In and Ramped Up - Matthew 5:5 - August 7, 2011 Series: Kingdom Life – A World Turned Upside Down #3 Over the last several weeks that we have been together we’ve been looking at the Sermon on the Mount; specifically, at the Beatitudes as found in Matthew chapter 5. I will ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:5

Denomination: *other

Moses On The Mountain With The Lord - Part 12 Series

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 12, 2011

Love the Lord... 1. With the throne of your heart (vs. 1-3). 2. With your talents (vs. 4-6). 3. With your tongue (vs. 7). 4. With your time (vs. 8-11).

Moses on the Mountain with the Lord - Part 12 (The Ten Commandments - Part 2) Exodus 20:1-11 Sermon by Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - September 8, 2010 BACKGROUND & INTRODUCTION: *When Moses came down the mountain from his 40-day meeting with the Lord, he carried something back with ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 20:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

The Legacy Of Unrepentance-3

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Sep 19, 2011

3 of 4. Cain’s legacy was a spiritually derelict/deficient progeny. Personal unrepentance leaves a legacy of spiritually dereliction/deficiency. What does such a legacy provide? Spiritually deficient populations seek...

The LEGACY Of UNREPENTANCE-III— Genesis 4:16-24 Likewise we will leave a legacy to our families. But what of any value will they receive? Background: Previously we had looked at Cain’s willful disdain of God’s direction for his life, & discovered the ‘Tragedy of Unrepentance’(4:1-15). Today we ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 4:16-24

Denomination: Baptist

A Matter Of Interpretation

Contributed by David Owens on Sep 27, 2011

Determining what the Bible means by what it says requires us to carefully study and interpret the Bible.

Introduction: A. How many of you enjoy Jay Leno’s “Headlines” segment on the Tonight Show? 1. Let’s begin with some actual headlines collected from local, national, and international newspapers that are rather ambiguous. a. It’s clear what the writer was trying to ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Awaken Conscience Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Oct 10, 2011

The sin nature that remains within the believer & wants to express itself in his beliefs, thoughts, and actions. There is an internal conflict in the area of sanctification that every believer faces. This inner conflict is intensified for those who seek

ROMANS 7: 7-14 THE AWAKEN CONSCIENCE A believer is to understand that his identification with Jesus Christ means that he has died to sin (6:2) and then he is to reckon or take hold of (appropriate) that as true (6:11) in his daily life. For there is a force within him will need to be deal ...read more

Scripture: Romans 7:7-14

Denomination: Baptist

“the Ultimate Test Of Faith.”

Contributed by John Hamby on Oct 10, 2011

Abraham's great test of faith reveals three things about faith.

“The Ultimate Test of Faith.” Genesis 22:1-19 “Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here I am." ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 22:2-19

Denomination: Baptist

Why God’s Good News Is Great

Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 13, 2011

1. It’s stronger than our worst enemies (vs. 16-18). 2. It’s worth the worst suffering (vs. 19-23). 3. It gives a joyful song in our darkest night (vs. 23-25). 4. It will save anyone who believes in Jesus (vs. 26-34).

Why God’s Good News Is Great Acts 16:16-34 Sermon by: Rick Crandall McClendon Baptist Church - July 11, 2010 *If you came to the United States from another planet last week, you might think the greatest thing in the world was basketball superstar Lebron James going to the Miami Heat. A ...read more

Scripture: Acts 16:16-34

Denomination: Baptist

Christians Are Supposed To Be Different!

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jul 17, 2011

If we don't handle bitterness & hostility differently than the way the world handles them, then we have not learned what it means to be a Christian.

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK A. I'm preaching this morning on the subject of "forgiveness," & this seems to be one of the most difficult subjects for many people to deal with. You see, I'm ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Quanna "Jealous" Series

Contributed by David Scudder on Jul 17, 2011

Today we are going to look at another name for God found in verse 14 of our text. Before we look at what it means for God to be jealous, let's look at why God brought up the subject of jealousy.

Purpose: To explain how and why God is jealous God. Aim: I want the listener to have a holy reverence for God and a fear of offending Him. INTRODUCTION: Today we are going to look at another name for God found in verse 14 of our text. Before we look at what it means for God to be jealous, let's ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 34:10-17

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Shave Your Head For Jesus And Be Free!

Contributed by Milo Velebir on Jul 22, 2011

We are not only free FROM but also free FOR.

5th of June 2011 Text: Acts 21:17-24.26. Shave your head for Jesus and be free! Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus, our Lord. Today I want to speak about the freedom of a Christian. Or as I was preparing this teaching and thinking of the theme I thought I also could name it: “Shave ...read more

Scripture: Acts 21:17-24

Denomination: Lutheran

Miners In The Word

Contributed by John Perry on Jul 24, 2011

The Bible is like a patch of ground with gold in it. You can walk along & kick a few rocks on the surface & hope you'll find gold or you can be serious about mining the gold & making great profits from your claim.

Bunbury Sun am 24/07/11 “Miners of the Word” Intro: *** Ps Farrell was telling me last week that now in the middle of winter he comes into the building for morning prayer & some of the folks who have been in prayer go through & turn lights on everywhere. When he arrives he comes along ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:15

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Property Series

Contributed by Sean Harder on Aug 5, 2011

The five sermons in this next series are going to be about building your spiritual house. We heard Jesus say in the Sermon on the Mount that we need to build it according to his instructions or it will not last. So these five weeks are geared toward showi

The five sermons in this next series are going to be about building your spiritual house. We heard Jesus say in the Sermon on the Mount that we need to build it according to his instructions or it will not last. So these five weeks are geared toward showing us how to build this house so that it ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:4-8

Honor God – He Will Honor You Series

Contributed by Bobby Stults on Aug 9, 2011

When we need to assemble a new product, we should always go to the 'instructions' and when we need to live worthy of the calling of Christ in our lives... we need to go to the instructions. Paul paints a picture here of how Christ IS the instruction for h

Sermon Brief Date Written: August 5, 2011 Date Preached: August 7, 2011 Where Preached: OPBC (AM) Sermon Details: Series Title: A Series from Philippians Sermon Title: Honor God – He Will Honor You Sermon Text: Philippians 2:5-11 [ESV] Introduction: How many people here LOVE to ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Baptist

His Sweeping Excellence-2

Contributed by Byron Sherman on Aug 10, 2011

2 of 3. Hebrews divulges the sweeping excellence of Jesus’ ministry(High Priesthood) as confirmed thru the New Covenant. How is the excellence of such confirmed? Confirming the sweeping excellence of Jesus’ priesthood is...

HIS SWEEPING EXCELLENCE-II—Hebrews 8:1-13 Attention: A pair of chickens walk into a public library, find the librarian & say, ’Buk Buk BUK.’ The librarian decides that the chickens want three books, & promptly gives them some.  Without further ado, the chickens walk out. Around midday, the two ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 8:8-13

Denomination: Baptist